How do you prepare for a supervision meeting?
Here are some useful strategies to help make the best use of the time.
- Know what you want to get out of the meeting.
- Concisely communicate your results.
- Take notes during the meeting.
- Come prepared with solutions, not problems.
- Ask a lot of questions.
- Learn to disagree and disagree to learn.
- Follow up after the meeting.
How should I prepare for PhD?
How to Prepare for and Start a PhD
- Assist you in your doctoral research.
- Help coordinate your PhD study.
- Provide advice.
- Give constructive feedback on your work (most significantly on the final thesis)
How do I prepare for my first PhD interview?
This is your time to ask questions and set the terms of the first few months, if not the first year of your PhD. So have a good night of sleep, eat well, and be ready to engage with your future advisor for this meeting. You will gain nothing by being quiet, shy, and agreeing to everything the professor says with monosyllabic answers. Be engaging!
How to have amazing graduate student – advisor meetings?
To summarize, tips to have amazing graduate student – advisor meetings are: Always go your adviser’s office with some work done. Do not disappear. When stuck, go talk to your supervisor. Try to smile during meetings. You can talk about life problems. Always respect an adviser’s time. Remember that graduate relationships are long-term.
How do I prepare for my first meeting with my professor?
So have a good night of sleep, eat well, and be ready to engage with your future advisor for this meeting. You will gain nothing by being quiet, shy, and agreeing to everything the professor says with monosyllabic answers. Be engaging! Speak up! Be passionate! Ask questions!
Why do my advisors keep asking me about my PhD?
Your advisors want to make sure that you are not getting into a funk, and that you are making progress on your PhD. PhD students have a tendency to disappear, and this is a sign of issues that need to be discussed. I think most often ‘disappearing’ is a symptoms of either PhD supervisor problems or that you are having ongoing issues with your PhD.